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Colombia, Cabinet of Jose Manuel Marroquín (1902)| MUNUC 33 TABLE of CONTENTS Colombia, Cabinet of Jose Manuel Marroquín (1902) MUNUC 33 1 Colombia, Cabinet of Jose Manuel Marroquín (1902)| MUNUC 33 TABLE OF CONTENTS ______________________________________________________ LETTER FROM THE CHAIR….…………….….………………………………..…3 LETTER FROM THE CRISIS DIRECTOR….…...………………………………..…5 POWERS FROM THE COMMITTEE…………………………….………………..7 HISTORY OF THE PROBLEM…………………………….…………………..…..8 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM……………………….……………….…..…..19 POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS…………………………..…….……………….…..…..22 CHARACTER BIOGRAPHIES……………………….……………………..…..24 BIBLIOGRAPHIES……………………….……………………………...…..…..32 2 Colombia, Cabinet of Jose Manuel Marroquín (1902)| MUNUC 33 LETTER FROM THE CHAIR ______________________________________________________ Dear Delegates, ¡Bienvenido a nuestro comité! My name is Carolyn Castroblanco, and I’m going to be serving as your Chair for Colombia, Cabinet of José Manuel Marroquín (CCOL, for short). I am a second year studying biochemistry on the pre-medical track. On campus I’m involved in all three iterations of Model UN (MUNUC, ChoMUN, and Team), I’m a Peer Health Exchange educator, I write for a couple school newspapers, and I volunteer around campus whenever I get the chance! Despite being busy on paper, I’m beyond excited to dedicate myself fully to bringing this important piece of Colombia’s history to life for MUNUC! My grandfather is a first generation Colombian immigrant, and I’m so grateful to have a platform through which to share the stories I grew up hearing about the country and its vibrant culture. As members of the two sides of this civil war, I look forward to your exciting, thorough plans for the country’s future after the fighting concludes. Please keep in mind that sensitive topics will likely be discussed in depth in this committee. Regardless of individual intention, the MUNUC values and code of conduct should be your guiding forces for all decisions; no breaches of these principles will be tolerated. However, with an interesting blend of powers at your disposals and delegates participating from all different backgrounds, the sky is your limit! While MUNUC XXXIII (33, for the people like me who take forever to read Roman numerals) is going to look and function differently than it has in the past, I’m still incredibly excited to go on this adventure with all of you! 3 Colombia, Cabinet of Jose Manuel Marroquín (1902)| MUNUC 33 If you have any questions, comments, concerns, epiphanies, good jokes, or banana bread recipes, don’t hesitate to contact me at [email protected]. Para cualquier cosa estoy a su disposición, Carolyn Castroblanco 4 Colombia, Cabinet of Jose Manuel Marroquín (1902)| MUNUC 33 LETTER FROM THE CRISIS DIRECTOR ______________________________________________________ Delegates, It is my greatest pleasure to welcome you to MUNUC XXXIII and our committee Colombia, Cabinet of José Manuel Marroquín (or CCOL). This is a great opportunity to meet new people from across the world and develop your public speaking and collaboration skills! I’m very excited to be your crisis director this year and guide you through a fantastic and little-known period of history. My name is James Seddon, and I am a (soon to graduate :0) fourth year studying Public Policy and Political Science with a minor in Astrophysics. As you can probably imagine from my interests, I’m very excited to watch each and every one of you tackle the complex challenge of helping to develop a sound and comprehensive set of political, economic, and social policies. Outside of MUNUC, I’m involved with the college Model United Nations club (ChoMUN), where I’m running a committee on the United States Postal Service (1975) with my wonderful coexec2, Carolyn. In the fleeting life outside of going to college (my summers), I have interned at a couple of civic-tech organizations. This committee will dive into Colombia’s threat to sovereignty and international relations in the early 20th century. Not only will you be examining Colombia's political climate but also other nation’s, such as the U.S., interest in Colombia’s post civil war vulnerability. We highly encourage that delegates read up on Colombia's history of colonialism and civil war to further understand José Manuel Marroquín's position by the turn of the century. As someone who did Model United Nations in high school (though sadly not MUNUC, because my high school was not cool enough), I have witnessed firsthand people getting a little too into the time period delegation they represent and subsequently forgetting to respect one another, the culture, and the historically-very-real situation faced by the committee. I’m sure you, the person reading this, will not fall into this trap, but for everyone else, please be mindful of how war and revolution are a sensitive topic; remember that we will closely follow MUNUC’s code of conduct as we explore one of 5 Colombia, Cabinet of Jose Manuel Marroquín (1902)| MUNUC 33 Colombia’s most lively time periods. Keeping that in mind, Carolyn and I cannot wait to witness your creative solutions and teamwork! If you have any questions or concerns about the committee, public policy, or what kind of t-shirt my coexec2 and I should get to commemorate the situation, feel free to reach out at [email protected]. A la orden, James Seddon 6 Colombia, Cabinet of Jose Manuel Marroquín (1902)| MUNUC 33 POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE ______________________________________________________ Before we delve into the content of the topic, let’s first introduce some relevant features of a Model UN committee. As executives of a hybrid committee, we aim to have delegates fully immerse themselves in both crisis and general assembly (GA) styles of MUN. As such, the first session will open with explanations, walkthroughs, and any questions about how the conference will function in both of these capacities. The committee itself will begin in 1902, where delegates will be tasked with bringing the Colombian Civil War to a close — peaceful or otherwise. This will function as the GA portion of the committee, taking place over the course of the first few sessions. Acting as diplomats with vested interests in the country, delegates are expected to draft and merge treaties laying out the future of post-war Colombia. All directives, documents, and motions will pass through the chair, reigning President José Manuel Maroquin; those that are approved will have the full support and political weight of the President’s signature. The delegates for this committee are divided across major political lines: Conservative Colombians (those that want the government to return to its pre-war form; they have significant wealth, land, and political sway), and Liberal Colombians (those that are pushing for total reform of the government; they generally have fewer available resources but greater rallying power among fellow citizens). Each delegate, in addition to acting in the interest of their political party, will act in their own individualized interests (elaborated upon in the character bios section). Once the war has officially come to an end, the remaining sessions will be held in a crisis-style format; delegates will be acting fully in their individual interests as the treaties they passed in the GA portion are put through a series of “stress tests” to examine the strength of this new Colombia. Will it persevere despite threats of outside invasion, internal turmoil, and declining economic potential? The answer is entirely up to you! 7 Colombia, Cabinet of Jose Manuel Marroquín (1902)| MUNUC 33 HISTORY OF THE PROBLEM ______________________________________________________ Pre-colonization Prior to the colonization of the continent, the Chibcha and other Sub Andean indigenous cultures in Colombia lived in densely populated, complex societies with intricate systems of political and religious offices. The Cordillera Oriental Plateau held a significant concentration of the Chibchan speaking people, around what is now Bogota. By the sixteenth (16th) century, speakers of the Chibchan languages had also settled in eastern parts of Honduras and more northerly stretches of Colombia; The Taironas and the Muiscas were the two most prominent Chibchan speaking groups that inhabited these areas.1 However, the Taironas were confined to the steep slopes of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, near the Caribbean Sea.2 Despite their inability to expand their civilization, they had a high population density and urban centers across the coast; Taironas sites revealed impressive engineering accomplishments of roads, bridges, and terracing the mountainside. While they fell behind the Tairona in engineering skills, the Muiscas had a larger population living in the intermountain basins of the Cordillera Oriental.3 Both of these highly developed Chibchan societies were on the verge of consolidating power in their respective regions by the middle of the 16th century, but the unexpected arrival of the Spaniards put an end to any dreams of expansion. Instead of growing their populations, a majority of the indigenous peoples of the Cordillera Oriental were decimated by smallpox, measles, and other diseases brought over from the Spanish conquistadors. Colonization The Colombian and northern coast of South America was mapped in 1500-01 by the Spanish conquistador Rodrigo de Bastidas.4 While Spain initially attempted to establish more cities along the coast, many settlements were abandoned after serving as mere footholds to reach the interior regions. In 1526, Bastidas founded the city of Santa Marta, which proved to be the first permanent 1 Hoopes, The Emergence of Social Complexity, 11. 2 Bushnell, Indians and Spaniards, 3. 3 Ibid, 5. 4 McGreevey, Colombia. 8 Colombia, Cabinet of Jose Manuel Marroquín (1902)| MUNUC 33 and oldest colonial settlement in South America.5 Santa Marta was in close proximity to Tairona land, which ultimately led to the decline of their civilizations as Spanish settlers moved further into Tairona territory. After the success of Santa Marta, the Spanish founded many more cities along the east coast, including naval and merchant bases. Lured by the fabled city of El Dorado, the City of Gold, a wave of Spanish explorers and conquistadors rushed westward.
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